Adolescent drinking behavior and the role of family life: a Scottish perspective
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Scottish adolescents believe that parental support and control play a greater role in the socialization of drinking behavior, as compared to family's social position. Non-intact and disturbed families, and dysfunctional parenting styles such as neglectful and authoritarian parenting are conducive to high alcohol use in adolescence. Supportive family environment is related to lower prevalence of alcohol use. A combination of unsupportive family environment and excessive parental control leads to high levels of alcohol use.
Publication Name: Journal of Adolescence
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0140-1971
Year: 1997
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One hundred girls in care referred to an adolescent forensic mental health service
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A review was conducted on 100 adolescent females who were referred to an adolescent forensic mental health service. Seventy-six girls were found to have deliberately harmed themselves while 68 had assaulted at least one person. Ninety exhibited behavior that was against the law and 42 were charged with an offence. Of the violent girls, 50% suffered from substance abuse. A significant percentage of the deliberately self-harming girls had mental illness, misused substances and had been sexually abused.
Publication Name: Journal of Adolescence
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0140-1971
Year: 1998
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